Section 39-26.6-22. – Zonal and other incentive payments.
§ 39-26.6-22. Zonal and other incentive payments. In order to provide the electric distribution company with the flexibility to encourage distributed-generation projects to be located in designated geographical areas within its load zone where there is an identifiable system benefit, reliability benefit, or cost savings to the distribution system in that geographical area, the electric […]
Section 39-26.6-23. – Intersection of distributed generation and net metering.
§ 39-26.6-23. Intersection of distributed generation and net metering. (a) Net-metering credits for excess generation shall not be credited during the term of the tariff when the distributed-generation project is receiving performance-based incentive payments under the tariff. After the end of the term of the performance-based incentive tariff applicable to a distributed-generation project, net-metering credits […]
Section 39-26.6-8. – Renewable technologies other than solar.
§ 39-26.6-8. Renewable technologies other than solar. Tariffs also shall be proposed for on-shore wind and any other distributed-generation technologies permissible under this chapter that the board, in its discretion, recommends; provided, however, that no project shall exceed five megawatts (5 MW) nameplate capacity. The electric distribution company shall file tariffs for each technology and […]
Section 39-26.6-9. – Project segmentation prohibition.
§ 39-26.6-9. Project segmentation prohibition. In no case may a project developer be allowed to segment a distributed-generation project on the same parcel or contiguous parcels into smaller-sized projects in order to fall under a smaller-size project classification. Notwithstanding this prohibition, a project developer may designate a generation unit on the same parcel or contiguous […]
Section 39-26.6-10. – Timing and schedule of tariff filings.
§ 39-26.6-10. Timing and schedule of tariff filings. (a) The electric distribution company shall file with the commission the first set of tariffs and solicitation rules pursuant to this chapter no later than November 15, 2014. Thereafter, the electric distribution company shall make annual tariff and solicitation rules filings with the commission no later than […]
Section 39-26.6-11. – Power purchase agreements not required.
§ 39-26.6-11. Power purchase agreements not required. The distributed-generation growth program shall be implemented and administered exclusively through the tariff structure and procedures set forth in this chapter, and the electric distribution company shall not be required to execute power purchase agreements for the procurement of the renewable energy distributed-generation capacity requirements set forth in […]
Section 39-26.6-12. – Annual bidding and enrollments.
§ 39-26.6-12. Annual bidding and enrollments. (a) With the exception of the first program year (2015), the electric distribution company, in consultation with the board and office, shall conduct at least three (3) tariff enrollments for each distributed-generation class each program year. For the first program year, the board may recommend that either two (2) […]
Section 39-26.6-13. – Cost reconciliation.
§ 39-26.6-13. Cost reconciliation. To the extent the electric distribution company incurs incremental costs to meet the program objectives or make billing system improvements that are required to facilitate payments of performance-based incentives and administering net metering, the electric distribution company may elect to recover those incremental costs through the annual charge set forth in […]
Section 39-26.6-14. – Existing powers of agencies and advocacy rights of parties unchanged.
§ 39-26.6-14. Existing powers of agencies and advocacy rights of parties unchanged. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to derogate from the statutory authority of the commission or the division of public utilities and carriers, including, but not limited to, the authority to protect ratepayers from unreasonable rates. Nothing in this chapter shall be […]
Section 39-26.6-15. – Bidding and incentive award processes for solar DG projects.
§ 39-26.6-15. Bidding and incentive award processes for solar DG projects. (a) Large-scale and commercial-scale solar projects and distributed-generation projects for other eligible technologies shall bid a price-per-kilowatt-hour for the entire output of the facility (net of any station service) that shall not exceed the applicable ceiling price. Small-scale and medium-scale solar projects will submit […]